The earliest references to Baschurch are under its Welsh name Eglwyssau Bassa (Churches of Bassa), in a seven-stanza englyn-poem of the same name found in the Welsh cycle of poems called Canu Heledd,[2] generally thought to date to the ninth century:[3]

Baschurch is his resting place tonight, his final abode — the support in battle, the heart of the men of Argoed.

Baschurch is confined tonight for the heir of the Cyndrwynyn; it is the land of the grave of Cynddylan Wyn.

Baschurch has lost its privilege after the slaying by English warriors of Cynddylan and Elfan Powys.

[4] Local tradition holds that the Berth Pool and its ancient earthworks outside the village are the resting place of the legendary King Arthur.

[citation needed] In medieval times, several properties in the parish, including Adcote Mill, were owned by Haughmond Abbey near Shrewsbury.

In 2000 a large stone made of local sandstone was erected in the modern centre of the village to commemorate the Millennium.

Leading engineer and builder Thomas Telford made numerous major alterations to the modern sandstone church.

The Shrewsbury to Chester Line passes through the village, though the Victorian railway station was closed to passengers in 1960 and goods trains in 1965.

There have been repeated efforts to bring the railway station back into use, most recently in autumn 2008, with the support of Baschurch Parish Council and the Shrewsbury-Chester Rail Users' Association.

In September 2009, a public meeting organised by the Baschurch Station Group, was attended by 250 local people and received extensive media coverage.

[12][13] Baschurch was one of just six places in the United Kingdom to succeed in a competition held by BT to get super-fast broadband.

BT originally promised that only the top 5 places would go through with the upgrade (involving optic fibre-based infrastructure), but were impressed enough by the response in Baschurch.